Manuel Antonio

Left early from Monteverde and took a shuttle to Quepos/Manuel Antonio. The views on the way down the mountain are just amazing. The road runs directly from the mountains at a couple of thousand feet to the Pacific Ocean. We stopped at a rest stop once we reached the coast and it was 10 or 15 degrees warmer. We also had a chance to see some crocodiles at the mouth of a river leading out to sea. They are some of the largest in the world, biggest are about 15 feet.

We made it to our hotel, which is just down the beach from the park. It is amazing. It's actually luxury condos that owners can rent out for secondary income, but because of the downturn, very few are selling and we rented an unowned own for crazy cheap. They gave us a larger 3 BR condo (we booked a smaller own but I guess this was what was available) and it's nicer and larger and has more bathrooms and a nicer kitchen than our house. If anyone wants to come down to Costa Rica, send me an email and we'll put you in one of the spare rooms :)